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| China: No signs of life in mine landslide Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:01 PM PDT  Chinese media says rescuers are searching for 83 buried workers. Full Story | Top |
| Pope leads Good Friday rite at Rome Colosseum Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:25 PM PDT  Thousands of people holding candles turned out at Rome's Colosseum to see Pope Francis mark the first Good Friday of his pontificate with a traditional "Way of the Cross" procession around the ancient amphitheatre. Francis, who was elected on March 13, sat under a red canopy on Rome's Palatine Hill as representatives of the faithful from around the world alternated carrying a wooden cross on the day Christians commemorated Jesus's death by crucifixion. ... Full Story | Top |
| N. Korea claims a 'state of war' with S. Korea Friday, Mar 29, 2013 09:07 PM PDT  North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk. The two Koreas have been technically in a state of war for six decades under an armistice that ended their 1950-53 conflict. Despite its threats few people see any indication Pyongyang will risk a near-certain defeat by re-starting full-scale war. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dozens of teachers indicted in cheating scandal Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:03 PM PDT  A grand jury indicted 35 former Atlanta public school educators on charges of conspiring to cheat on standardized test scores to obtain cash bonuses. Full Story | Top |
| Oklahoma to allow horses to be slaughtered for meat Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:22 PM PDT  The governor signed a bill that permits the practice, but processing plants must first be authorized by the federal government. Full Story | Top |
| Zumba instructor pleads guilty to Maine prostitution charges Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:34 PM PDT  A fitness instructor who doubled as a prostitute and secretly videotaped her encounters has pleaded guilty to 20 counts. Full Story | Top |
| Kansas couple: Indoor gardening prompted pot raid Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:32 PM PDT  Two former CIA employees whose Kansas home was fruitlessly searched for marijuana claim they were illegally targeted. Full Story | Top |
| Confederate flag comes down at old N.C. capitol Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:11 PM PDT  The battle flag is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns. Full Story | Top |
| Argentina offers to pay debts with cash, bonds Friday, Mar 29, 2013 09:08 PM PDT  Argentina is offering a creative way out of its debt showdown in a U.S. appellate court. Full Story | Top |
| Thousands in NYC living in hotels after Sandy Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:50 PM PDT More than 2,000 people displaced by Superstorm Sandy are still living in New York City hotels five months after the storm. Full Story | Top |
| Two fifth-graders face trial in alleged Washington murder plot Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:46 PM PDT Two Washington state fifth-grade boys, accused in a foiled plot to rape and kill a girl and kill or harm six other classmates, will stand trial as juveniles, a prosecutor said on Friday. Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen said the boys, 11 and 10, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment on Friday over the alleged murder-rape plot that also targeted other children in Colville, Washington, about 215 miles east of Seattle. One of the boys wanted the girl dead because "she's rude and always made fun of me and my friends," according to court documents. ... Full Story | Top |
| N.C. police: 3 dead after shooting, police standoff Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:44 PM PDT Authorities in a Charlotte suburb say a man suspected of shooting two neighbors has committed suicide after a six-hour police standoff. Full Story | Top |
| Homes evacuated after Ark. oil pipeline ruptures Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:06 PM PDT Authorities are working to clean up an oil spill in central Arkansas after a pipeline ruptured. Full Story | Top |
| Pope's foot-wash a final straw for traditionalists Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:35 PM PDT  Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy. Full Story | Top |
| NYC to resume search for remains from September 11 attacks Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:48 PM PDT  The medical examiner's office tells families of the dead about a new operation. Full Story | Top |
| State asks Sandy Hook charities how money is spent Friday, Mar 29, 2013 02:55 PM PDT Connecticut's top law enforcement official is asking charitable groups raising money around the Newtown school shooting to disclose more information, an unprecedented step suggesting the state has questions about how contributors' money is being spent. At least 69 groups are raising money around the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year, where 20 small [...] Full Story | Top |
| Navy SEAL killed in parachute accident Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:04 PM PDT A member of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs died and another was injured in a parachute training accident in Arizona, military officials said on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Navy SEAL dies in training accident Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:26 PM PDT Another man also is injured during the parachute exercise, authorities say. Full Story | Top |
| Fire destroys Newtown home of shooting survivors Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:40 AM PDT  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Newtown home destroyed by a fire this week was owned by a couple whose children survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December. Full Story | Top |
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